Halong Bay Experience

After a 3-hour bus and ferry ride, we reach our accommodation somewhere in the middle of nowhere, in the countryside on the island of Cat Ba. 🌴🌿

Next to papaya trees and banana palms, we can relax here from the hustle and bustle of the city.

The next day we get back on the boat. We pass by small fishing villages on the water, where whole families live in the small houses in the bay. Here they are protected from tsunamis and the monsoon. We visit a fish farm and wander through Lan Ha Bay and past Halong Bay. 🐟🎣

We are very lucky with the weather, because this "winter" in this area is much warmer and milder than the last few years.

We paddle through caves in the kayak and even see two different species of monkey. One is so endangered that the 3-4 monkeys we saw make up about 20% of the total population. 🐒

Afterwards, we take the boat back to the island just in time for sunset. 🌅Read more